How are Chicagoland and downstate IL connected?

[sunnyandcloudydays]

Generalizing Minneapolis has a creative influence.

Columbus IMO is conservative.

The people I have known from there are wonderful just a bit slower to adapt to diversity and have more of a closed minded mentality.

This is not a jab on the buckeys rather an observation from people I have known from there.
IMO they are very typical of the traditional Midwest stereotype.

Detroit and Minneapolis are by far more open to a variety of life style's.

I think of Minneapolis and arts and open minded come to mind along with music.

[edsg25]

Originally Posted by sunnyandcloudydays

Generalizing Minneapolis has a creative influence.

Columbus IMO is conservative.

Columbus does have a conservative reputation as does Cincinnati; Cleveland is the Ohio's only "C" with a more liberal one. As I noted before, Columbus and Indy differ from other midwestern cities in that their true rise came in the post WWII era, the post-industrial era, and were very much a part of the white collar, service oriented type of job markets that exemplify the sun belt that tend to be more conservative. Columbus and Indy are kind of like our Charlotte or Dallas.

since UW's liberal nature affects the type of city that Madison is, I wonder if Columbus is more conservative because OSU is a more conservative institution than UW.

btw, spot on on Mpls; I agree with your description.

[ChiNaan]

Originally Posted by edsg25

since UW's liberal nature affects the type of city that Madison is, I wonder if Columbus is more conservative because OSU is a more conservative institution than UW.

I'd say Madison and UW are more liberal than Columbus and TOSU because Wisconsin is more liberal than Ohio, at least historically, due to the influence of Scandinavian immigrants.

[linicx]

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